Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Provincial Homes 290Jun 04, 2015 9:52 pm Agreed Kavehman, we get asked that a lot and we are probably still several weeks.... or perhaps months away! The exact start date is 20 working days after the construction certificate was received so you can work it out from that. However, the "rain" days are actually really "weather" days and is basically all in their favour. We were told even if it rains for eg, 2 days, they can say the site was still too wet after that and therefore not accessible for another 2 days, giving them 4 days. Given the major downpours Sydney has had in the last few months, they could be adding on many, many days! You also need to exclude any public holidays, so not all weeks are 5 day weeks - they will add in every day they can!! We are 30 weeks into our 34 week contract period plus I have calculated our actual rainy days (which I think in building terms is 5mm or greater) in our area and I am pretty sure we still won't be in by then. Unfortunately, we are having several other issues with our build at the moment but I will give Provincial a suitable amount of time to respond to my calls & emails and address my concerns before I share it all here. Building Nu Caprice 35 Accepted Tender 3/14 Construction Cert 11/9/14 Slab poured 19/11/14 Frame completed 21/1/15 Bricks completed 26/3/15 Roof completed 29/5/15 Lockup 15/6/15 Walkthough is NEXT! Re: Provincial Homes 291Jun 04, 2015 10:46 pm Good evening, I have been reading the post from all of you patiently and very much getting afraid with the comments being posted. Really, looking at the timeline of Jahasabe build, it started last year Nov and still not complete. Giving me creeps, I have not thought of that kind of contingency time period . Jahasabe & Kavehman, your calculations are spot on for the rain days and how they calculate the total. Also, as you said, the actual construction time starts 4 weeks after the date of issue of Construction Certificate. So by all these accounts it is going to be lonnnnng way for me before getting the keys. As for my build, it is going on with first round of bricking completed and next round to start mid next week. Once the bricks are done on first floor, I think carpenters will be back to give final shape to the house with facade, etc. Next will be roof tiles laid. I am assuming (hopefully) end of June for all this work to finish. It is bit slow but what should I write when every one is in the same boat. I think it is time to show some resilience and patience. The key handover will occur soon for everyone... Goodnight. My building TIMELINE =================>>>>>>>>>>>> Provincial Fixed Price contract signed - 30th Aug 2014 Settlement of Land Purchase - 25th Sept 2014 HIA Contract signed - 26th Sept 2014 DA in council - 15th Oct 2014 Internal color selections - 12th Nov 2014 DA approved from council - 14th Nov 2014 Electrical selections - 21st Nov 2014 Final Electrical and Internal variations document signing - 4th Dec 2014 Final contract after variations signing - 8th Dec 2014 Construction certificate issued - 5th Feb 2015 Commencement of work on site - 12th Feb 2015 Piering complete - 18th Feb 2015 Slab complete - 5th March 2015 Frame complete - 5th May 2015 Roof complete - TBA Lock up complete - TBA Final completion - TBA Key Handover - TBA Re: Provincial Homes 292Jun 09, 2015 1:18 pm It is a concern of ours to be hearing of projects running over time and little transparency, even though we are at an earlier stage. Kavehman, let us know how you go... the allowances you have given have been very generous, surely rain delays disappear for internal work once the roof is on? Obviously quality is the main focus for us and one of the main reasons we chose Provincial, however most of the delays we are seeing are in getting their contractors on site due to backed up work. Contracts are there for both parties to adhere to - we don't want to be paying rent at the same time as a mortgage for any longer than we need to. Liquidated damages will pay the rent for any extensions over the contract period, and another of the reasons we chose Provincial - some of the other builders had liquidated damages set to the minimum amount which would go nowhere near paying the weekly rent. From what I have read any extension of time from the HIA contract (which as ProdD stated is 4 weeks from the date the Construction certificate was issued), needs to be officially requested with agreement from both sides - see the information http://nsw.hia.com.au/documents/2012/Wet_weather_enews.pdf. We got Provincial to confirm the contract period start for us in writing - so for us it was from the 24th April, 2015. It is great to see the progress in other projects such as ProgD's and hopefully Jahasabe and Kavehman's issues are being resolved. Since our last posting we have done our tile selections with Di Lorenzo and had the plumbers complete all the external drainage. We are now patiently waiting for the steelwork and frame to arrive and be erected. Unfortunately we are hearing there may be a week or two's delay As normal more detail and pictures can be found on our blog. Re: Provincial Homes 293Jun 09, 2015 1:52 pm NikNAndy I'm loving your tile selections, they are looking good. My build is not going well at the moment, with our site supervisor who has now left the company the main cause of a few big issues and delays. He was actually staying on to finish my house, but has caused way more harm than i could have imagined. I am hoping it all gets resolved in the next week or two, but I guess time will tell. Not very happy at the moment, but as I have said in the past it all comes down to how they handle the issues. Re: Provincial Homes 294Jun 09, 2015 4:58 pm Kavehman. Just wandering what garage door you have/ colour? Can't see it in your blog. Apologies if I'm blind. Just wandering as we have same colour windows, facia and gutters whether you went surfmist or Woodgrain or something else? Any photo? Re: Provincial Homes 295Jun 09, 2015 5:03 pm Hi gandn, you can find it on his older blog posts at http://kavehmansprovincialhomesfairlight31.blogspot.com.au/2014_06_01_archive.html Re: Provincial Homes 296Jun 09, 2015 5:19 pm Thanks niknandy. As I suspected "surfmist"! Now I really want to see a photo...pretty please Kavehman? Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Provincial Homes 297Jun 09, 2015 9:53 pm kavehman My build is not going well at the moment, with our site supervisor who has now left the company the main cause of a few big issues and delays. He was actually staying on to finish my house, but has caused way more harm than i could have imagined. I am hoping it all gets resolved in the next week or two, but I guess time will tell. Not very happy at the moment, but as I have said in the past it all comes down to how they handle the issues. I am really alarmed and sorry for you Kavehman. I guess none of can do any thing in these type of situations. Only wish and pray that things do get fixed with as little hassles as possible. One thing we all learn from this forum is the things that we all miss. NikNandy, I guess getting Provincial to affirm the start date is a thing I missed. In all, still waiting for the bricks to be complete and then the next step. Keep posted Kavehman, I hope you have the keys at the earliest. Their is light at the end of build tunnel. Re: Provincial Homes 298Jun 09, 2015 10:58 pm ProgD - I don't think you need to have the start date in writing as it is part of the HIA contract. However... niknandy - I think you could struggle with getting provincial to pay you rent unfortunately. I think there was another person on this forum a while back who said they ended up giving up even trying to get it out of them. My guess is they cover all their bases & have far more experience at it than we do. Kavehman - we are in the same boat as you with the recent 'departure' of the SS! And all the dramas that are going along with it. As you say it will come down to how they handle those dramas.... Building Nu Caprice 35 Accepted Tender 3/14 Construction Cert 11/9/14 Slab poured 19/11/14 Frame completed 21/1/15 Bricks completed 26/3/15 Roof completed 29/5/15 Lockup 15/6/15 Walkthough is NEXT! Re: Provincial Homes 299Jun 10, 2015 8:44 am After a chat with the main man himself yesterday afternoon I'm confident the drama I have will be sorted. Hopefully I have a good news story in the next week or so, although rain today and potentially tomorrow doesn't help The Dulux colour consultants are awesome. If you show them the photos they should be able to figure it out for you straight away 1 1971 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109747 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 26693 |